audio CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 2009 1.G Owners Manual

uconnectphone — IF EQUIPPED
NOTE: The sales code RER and REU radios contain an
integrated uconnect phone. Refer to your “Navigation
User’s Manual” for uconnect phone operating instruc-
tions for these radios. Radio sales code can be located
on the lower right corner of the Radio faceplate.
uconnect phone is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-
vehicle communications system. uconnect allows you to
dial a phone number with your cellular phone using
simple voice commands (e.g., Call”“Mike” ”Work or
Dial” “248-555-1212). Your cellular phone’s audio is
transmitted through your vehicle’s audio system; the
system will automatically mute your radio when using
the uconnect phone.
NOTE: The uconnect phone requires a cellular phone
equipped with the Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile,Ve r -
sion 0.96 or higher. See the uconnect website for sup-
ported phones. For uconnect
customer support, visit the following
websites:
•www.chrysler.com/uconnect
•www.dodge.com/uconnect
•www.jeep.com/uconnect
•or call 1–877–855–8400
uconnect allows you to transfer calls between the sys-
tem and your cellular phone as you enter or exit your
vehicle and enables you to mute the system’s microphone
for private conversation.
The uconnect phone is driven through your Bluetooth
“Hands-Free Profile” cellular phone. uconnect features
Bluetooth technology - the global standard that enables
different electronic devices to connect to each other
without wires or a docking station, so uconnect phone
works no matter where you stow your cellular phone (be
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it your purse, pocket, or briefcase), as long as your phone
is turned on and has been paired to the vehicle’s
uconnectphone. The uconnect phone allows up to
seven cellular phones to be linked to the system. Only
one linked (or paired) cellular phone can be used with the
system at a time. The system is available in English,
Spanish, or French languages.
Phone Button The rearview mirror contains the microphone
for the system (depending on the type of
mirror and radio equipped), and either the
radio or the mirror has the two control buttons
(PHONE Button and VOICE RECOGNITION button)
that will enable you to access the system.
Voice Recognition Button Actual button location may vary with the ra-
dio. The individual buttons are described in the
“Operation” section. The uconnect
phone can be used with any Hands-Free
Profile certified Bluetooth cellular phone. See the
uconnect website for supported phones. If your cellular
phone supports a different profile (e.g., Headset Profile)
you may not be able to use any uconnect phone
features. Refer to your cellular service provider or the
phone manufacturer for details.
The uconnect phone is fully integrated with the vehi-
cle’s audio system. The volume of the uconnect phone
can be adjusted either from the radio volume control
knob or from the steering wheel radio control (right
switch), if so equipped.
The radio display will be used for visual prompts from
the uconnect phone such as CELLor caller ID on
certain radios.
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cellular service plan. For example, if your cellular service
plan provides three-way calling, this feature can be
accessed through the uconnectphone. Check with your
cellular service provider for the features that you have.
Answer or Reject an Incoming Call - No Call
Currently in Progress
When you receive a call on your cellular phone, the
uconnect phone will interrupt the vehicle audio system,
if on, and will ask if you would like to answer the call.
Press the PHONE button to accept the call. To reject the
call, press and hold the PHONE button until you hear a
single beep, indicating that the incoming call was
rejected.
Answer or Reject an Incoming Call - Call
Currently in Progress
If a call is currently in progress and you have another
incoming call, you will hear the same network tones for
call waiting that you normally hear when using your cellular phone. Press the PHONE button to place the
current call on hold and answer the incoming call.
NOTE:
The uconnect phone compatible phones in the
market today do not support rejecting an incoming call
when another call is in progress. Therefore, the user can
only answer an incoming call or ignore it.
Making a Second Call While Current Call is in
Progress
To make a second call while you are currently on a call,
press the VOICE RECOGNITION button and say Dial
or Call followed by the phone number or phonebook
entry you wish to call. The first call will be on hold while
the second call is in progress. To go back to the first call,
refer to Toggling Between Calls in this section. To
combine two calls, refer to Conference Callin this
section.
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Barge In - Overriding Prompts
The “Voice Recognition” button can be used when you
wish to skip part of a prompt and issue your voice
recognition command immediately. For example, if a
prompt is askingWould you like to pair a phone, clear
a..., you could press the VOICE RECOGNITION button
and say, Pair a Phone to select that option without
having to listen to the rest of the voice prompt.
Turning Confirmation Prompts ON/OFF
Turning confirmation prompts off will stop the system
from confirming your choices (e.g., the uconnect phone
will not repeat a phone number before you dial it).
•Press the PHONE button to begin.
•After the Readyprompt and the following beep, say
Setup Confirmations. The uconnectphone will play
the current confirmation prompt status and you will
be given the choice to change it.
Phone and Network Status Indicators
If available on the radio and/or on a premium display
such as the instrument panel cluster, and supported by
your cellular phone, the uconnect phone will provide
notification to inform you of your phone and network
status when you are attempting to make a phone call
using uconnect phone. The status is given for roaming,
network signal strength, phone battery strength, etc.
Dialing Using the Cellular Phone Keypad
You can dial a phone number with your cellular phone
keypad and still use the uconnect phone (while dialing
via the cellular phone keypad, the user must exercise
caution and take precautionary safety measures). By
dialing a number with your paired Bluetooth cellular
phone, the audio will be played through your vehicle’s
audio system. The uconnect phone will work the same
as if you dial the number using voice recognition.
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NOTE:Certain brands of cellular phones do not send
the dial ring to the uconnect phone to play it on the
vehicle audio system, so you will not hear it. Under this
situation, after successfully dialing a number the user
may feel that the call did not go through even though the
call is in progress. Once your call is answered, you will
hear the audio.
Mute/Un-Mute (Mute OFF)
When you mute the uconnect phone, you will still be
able to hear the conversation coming from the other
party, but the other party will not be able to hear you. In
order to mute the uconnect phone:
•Press the VOICE RECOGNITION button.
•Following the beep, sayMute.
In order to un-mute the uconnect phone:
•Press the VOICE RECOGNITION button.
•Following the beep, sayMute off.
Advanced Phone Connectivity
Transfer Call to and from Cellular Phone
The uconnectphone allows ongoing calls to be trans-
ferred from your cellular phone to the uconnect phone
without terminating the call. To transfer an ongoing call
from your uconnect phone paired cellular phone to the
uconnect phone or vice versa, press the VOICE REC-
OGNITION button and say Transfer Call.
Connect or Disconnect Link Between the
uconnectphone and Cellular Phone
Your cellular phone can be paired with many different
electronic devices, but can only be actively connected
with one electronic device at a time.
If you would like to connect or disconnect the Bluetooth 
connection between a uconnect phone paired cellular
phone and the uconnect phone, follow the instructions
described in your cellular phone User’s Manual.
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•It is not recommended to store similar sounding
names in the uconnectphonebook.
•Phonebook (Downloaded and uconnect phone Local)
name recognition rate is optimized when the entries
are not similar.
•You can say O(letter O) for 0(zero). 800must be
spoken eight-zero-zero.
•Even though international dialing for most number
combinations is supported, some shortcut dialing
number combinations may not be supported.
•In a convertible vehicle, system performance may be
compromised with the convertible top down.
Far End Audio Performance
•
Audio quality is maximized under:
•low-to-medium blower setting,
•low-to-medium vehicle speed,
•low road noise,
•smooth road surface,
•fully closed windows,
•dry weather conditions, and
•operation from the driver’s seat.
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•Performance, such as audio clarity, echo, and loudness
to a large degree rely on the phone and network, and
not the uconnectphone.
•Echo at the far end can sometimes be reduced by
lowering the in-vehicle audio volume.
•In a convertible vehicle, system performance may be
compromised with the convertible top down.
BluetoothCommunication Link
Cellular phones have been found to lose connection to
the uconnect phone. When this happens, the connection
can generally be reestablished by switching the phone
off/on. Your cellular phone is recommended to remain in
Bluetooth ON mode.
Power-Up
After switching the ignition key from OFF to either the
ON or ACC position, or after a language change, you
must wait at least five seconds prior to using the system.
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Sales Code RAQ – AM/FM/CD (6-Disc) Radio
With Optional uconnect studios (Satellite
Radio), uconnect phone, And Video
Entertainment Systems (VES)™ Capabilities . . . 187
▫ Operating Instructions - Radio Mode ...... 188
▫ Operation Instructions -
(CD Mode For CD Audio Play) .......... 193
▫ Load/Eject Button
(CD Mode For CD Audio Play) .......... 194
▫ Notes On Playing MP3 Files ............ 196
▫ Operation Instructions -
(CD Mode For MP3 Audio Play) ......... 199
▫ Load/Eject Button
(CD Mode For MP3 Play) .............. 199
Sales Code REF — AM/FM/CD (Single-Disc)
Radio With Optional uconnect studios
(Satellite Radio) And uconnect phone
Capability ........................... 201
▫ Operating Instructions - Radio Mode ...... 201
▫ Operating Instructions - CD Mode ........ 205
▫ Operating Instructions - Auxiliary Mode .... 207
▫ Operating Instructions - uconnect phone —
If Equipped ........................ 208
▫ Operating Instructions - uconnect studios
(Satellite Radio) — If Equipped .......... 208
 uconnect studios (Satellite Radio) —
If Equipped .......................... 209
▫ System Activation .................... 209
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ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER
(EVIC) – IF EQUIPPED
EVIC Operation
NOTE:The compass on your vehicle is self-calibrating,
eliminating the need to manually calibrate the compass. The Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) fea-
tures a driver-interactive display that is located in the
instrument cluster. The EVIC consists of the following:
•System Status
•Vehicle information warning message displays
•Personal Settings (Customer-Programmable Features)
•Compass heading
•Outside temperature display
•Trip computer functions
•uconnect™ hands-free communication system dis-
plays — if equipped
•Audio mode displayElectronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
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When the appropriate conditions exist, the EVIC displays
the following messages:
•Turn Signal On (with a continuous warning chime)
•Left Front Turn Signal Lamp Out (with a single chime)
•Left Rear Turn Signal Lamp Out (with a single chime)
•Right Front Turn Signal Lamp Out (with a single
chime)
•Right Rear Turn Signal Lamp Out (with a single
chime)
•RKE Battery Low (with a single chime)
•Personal Settings Not Available – Vehicle Not In
(automatic transmission) or Vehicle Is In Motion
(manual transmission).
•Left/Right Front Door Ajar (one or more, with a single
chime, if speed is above 1 mph)
•Left/Right Rear Door Ajar (one or more, with a single
chime, if speed is above 1 mph)
•Door(s) Ajar (with a single chime, if vehicle is in
motion)
•Trunk Ajar (with a single chime)
•Headlights On
•Key In Ignition
EVIC Functions
Press the EVIC button until one of the following func-
tions are displayed on the EVIC:
•Compass/Temperature/Audio
•Average Fuel Economy
•Distance To Empty (DTE)
•Elapsed Time
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